The annual Milford Hospice Harvest Fair is moving from its customary August date to Sunday, 2 September to accommodate the Pope’s visit to Ireland and to enable the hurling fraternity recover from the All Ireland final.

Booking holidays early this year is essential, with last minute deals set to be few and far between due to the rush to snap up holidays in the most popular destinations, organisers of the Holiday Show, in association with Shannon Airport, have stated.

Broadcaster and businesswoman Emma O’Driscoll today celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of the release of the single that launched her successful career by promising her and her husband a holiday in the sun.